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Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.Gun control debate shifts to hardening schools after Texas shootinghttp://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/388530-gun-control-takes-spotlight-after-texas-shooting
Gun control once again dominated the spotlight on this week’s Sunday shows after a shooting at a Texas high school left 10 people dead on Friday.But unlike after most recent mass shootings, this week's gun control debate shifted from the...mshelbourne@thehill.com (Mallory Shelbourne)388530 at http://thehill.comSun, 20 May 2018 14:15:58 -0400Sunday Talk ShowsMnuchin: Trade war with China is ‘on hold’http://thehill.com/policy/finance/388523-mnuchin-trade-war-with-china-is-on-hold
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday that a trade war with China is “on hold.”“We're putting the trade war on hold,” Mnuchin said on “Fox News Sunday.”“We have agreed to put the tariffs on hold while we try to execute the framework,” he...kballuck@thehill.com (Kyle Balluck and Brett Samuels )388523 at http://thehill.comSun, 20 May 2018 12:13:17 -0400Sunday Talk ShowsHouston police chief: We need people to start using the ballot box to take action on gun control http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/388521-houston-police-chief-we-need-people-to-start-using-the-ballot-box
Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said on Sunday that voters need to use the ballot box to achieve change on gun control in the wake of the deadly shooting at a Santa Fe high school last week. "People at the state level and the federal...jmanchester@thehill.com (Julia Manchester)388521 at http://thehill.comSun, 20 May 2018 11:45:06 -0400Sunday Talk ShowsTop Intel Dem slams Trump claim about FBI informanthttp://thehill.com/homenews/house/388520-top-intel-dem-slams-trump-claim-about-fbi-informant
The top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee slammed President Trump’s claim that there was an FBI informant spying on his presidential campaign.“The most I can tell you, Chuck, is that this claim by the president, the suggestion by [Rudy]...mshelbourne@thehill.com (Mallory Shelbourne)388520 at http://thehill.comSun, 20 May 2018 11:42:40 -0400Sunday Talk ShowsBernie Sanders: NRA to blame for lack of action on gun controlhttp://thehill.com/homenews/senate/388517-bernie-sanders-nra-to-blame-for-lack-of-action-on-gun-control
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) in an interview on Sunday blamed the National Rifle Association (NRA) for the lack of action in Congress on gun control legislation.Sanders told host Chuck Todd on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that it’s “unspeakable” that...mshelbourne@thehill.com (Mallory Shelbourne)388517 at http://thehill.comSun, 20 May 2018 11:20:44 -0400Sunday Talk ShowsWarner sees &#039;credible components&#039; in report that foreign governments offered to aid Trump campaignhttp://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/388516-warner-there-are-credible-components-to-report-that-foreign
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said on Sunday that there are credible parts of a recent report saying foreign governments besides Russia offered to help President Trump's campaign in 2016. Warner said on CBS's "Face the Nation" that The New York...jmanchester@thehill.com (Julia Manchester)388516 at http://thehill.comSun, 20 May 2018 11:15:01 -0400Sunday Talk ShowsStone: &#039;Not inconceivable&#039; Mueller could try to &#039;conjure up&#039; crime related to businesshttp://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/388514-stone-not-inconceivable-mueller-could-try-to-conjure-up-crime
Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone in a Sunday show interview suggested special counsel Robert Mueller could “conjure up” a crime related to his business interests.“It is not inconceivable now that Mr. Mueller and his team may seek to conjure...mshelbourne@thehill.com (Mallory Shelbourne)388514 at http://thehill.comSun, 20 May 2018 10:59:39 -0400Sunday Talk ShowsGraham: Trump will &#039;end North Korea’s threat to the American homeland&#039; in his first termhttp://thehill.com/homenews/senate/388510-graham-trump-will-end-north-koreas-threat-to-the-american-homeland-in-his
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said in a Sunday show interview that President Trump plans to end the ongoing conflict with North Korea over its nuclear program during his first term. “President Trump told me three days ago that he wants to end...mshelbourne@thehill.com (Mallory Shelbourne)388510 at http://thehill.comSun, 20 May 2018 10:32:20 -0400Sunday Talk ShowsKudlow: White House never anticipated a trade deal with China http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/388509-kudlow-the-white-house-never-anticipated-a-trade-deal-between-us
White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Sunday that the Trump administration never anticipated reaching a trade deal with China and that there was only a "communique" between the two countries. "There's no agreement for a deal. We...jmanchester@thehill.com (Julia Manchester)388509 at http://thehill.comSun, 20 May 2018 10:32:00 -0400Sunday Talk ShowsMnuchin: &#039;Not a surprise&#039; that Chinese president asked Trump to look into ZTEhttp://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/388505-mnuchin-not-a-surprise-that-xi-asked-trump-to-look-into-zte
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Sunday that it isn’t surprising that China’s president asked President Trump to look into the Chinese telecommunications firm sanctioned by the U.S. government.“President Xi [Jinping] asked President Trump to...mshelbourne@thehill.com (Mallory Shelbourne)388505 at http://thehill.comSun, 20 May 2018 10:13:37 -0400Sunday Talk ShowsDershowitz: It was a mistake to appoint special counsel to probe Russian meddlinghttp://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/388504-dershowitz-it-was-a-mistake-for-special-counsel-to-probe-russian
Attorney Alan Dershowitz said on Sunday that an independent commission should have been appointed instead of a special counsel to probe Russian election meddling in the 2016 presidential election. .@AlanDersh says it was a mistake to...jmanchester@thehill.com (Julia Manchester)388504 at http://thehill.comSun, 20 May 2018 10:10:43 -0400Sunday Talk ShowsMark Kelly: US schools &#039;absolutely&#039; should be hardenedhttp://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/388503-mark-kelly-us-schools-absolutely-should-be-hardened
Gun control advocate Mark Kelly said on Sunday that American schools “absolutely” should be hardened with stricter protective measures.“Absolutely,” Kelly, a former astronaut and co-founder of gun control advocacy group Giffords, told “Fox News...mshelbourne@thehill.com (Mallory Shelbourne)388503 at http://thehill.comSun, 20 May 2018 09:53:26 -0400Sunday Talk ShowsWarner: &#039;Reasonable restraints&#039; possible without &#039;dramatically interfering&#039; with Second Amendment rightshttp://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/388502-warner-reasonable-restraints-possible-without-dramatically
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said following a deadly school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, that “reasonable restraints” are possible without “dramatically interfering with people’s Second Amendment rights."“This epidemic seems to have gotten much...kballuck@thehill.com (Kyle Balluck)388502 at http://thehill.comSun, 20 May 2018 09:44:38 -0400Sunday Talk Shows Parkland victim&#039;s father rips Texas lt gov&#039;s comments as &#039;idiotic&#039; http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/388501-parkland-victims-father-rips-texas-lieutenant-governors-comments
The father of a Parkland, Fla., shooting victim on Sunday ripped Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's (R) comments downplaying the need for stricter gun control, calling them "idiotic." "I think those are the most idiotic comments I've ever...jmanchester@thehill.com (Julia Manchester)388501 at http://thehill.comSun, 20 May 2018 09:40:21 -0400Sunday Talk ShowsIncoming NRA president: &#039;Disease&#039; is violence, not the Second Amendmenthttp://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/388500-incoming-nra-president-disease-is-violence-not-the-2nd-amendment
Incoming National Rifle Association (NRA) President Oliver North said in a Sunday show interview that the problem facing America is a culture of violence, not the Second Amendment.“The disease in this case isn’t the Second Amendment. The...mshelbourne@thehill.com (Mallory Shelbourne)388500 at http://thehill.comSun, 20 May 2018 09:29:13 -0400Sunday Talk ShowsTexas lieutenant governor: &#039;It’s not about the guns, it’s about us&#039; http://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/388498-texas-lieutenant-governor-its-not-about-the-guns-its-about-us
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) on Sunday said the slew of mass shootings in the U.S. should not be attributed to guns, instead pointing to the people who use them as the reason behind the shootings.“It’s not about the guns, it’s about us...jmanchester@thehill.com (Julia Manchester)388498 at http://thehill.comSun, 20 May 2018 09:27:15 -0400Sunday Talk Shows